Sony Launches Third Party Dev Program to Encourage Vita Game Development

Sony has launched the new Third Party Productions program which aims at bringing more major games to the PlayStation Vita. The announcement was made on thePlayStation Blog by Director of the program Gio Corsi.

The program aims to bring a larger variety of games to Sony’s handheld system. To kick things off, Cosmic Star Heroine, Samurai Gunn, VVVVVV and Borderlands 2 are coming to the handheld. According to Corsi, Sony “will work closely with our publishing partners to bring their beloved IPs to some new places.

“This means you’ll see even more great games on PlayStation platforms, including new IPs, ports and localized products. In addition, our partners who are currently in production will have us as a resource to strengthen their development process, ensuring quality and consistency on all third party projects.”